Devin Haney - Ryan Garcia summary online, round by round, stats and highlights
Ryan Garcia stuns boxing world
Ryan Garcia gets majority decision after dropping Haney
What a fight! I honestly have to hold my hand up and say I was wrong. I, like pretty much everybody else in the press, thought that Ryan Garcia had no chance. His behavior was odd, his ranting at the press conference was confusing, and then he missed weight. Normally, that is a death sentence for a boxer's chances.
But this is Ryan Garcia, and he is special. And tonight, he showed everyone just how special he really is.
The first punch of the bout was that left hook and Haney was caught napping. That set the tone. While Haney managed to recover from that shot quickly, there was a gameplan in place that perhaps we all missed.
Did Garcia purposely miss weight? He says that he did and while we thought that it was insane, it now looks like a brilliant plan. Haney is the better stick-and-move boxer, so Garcia decided to not box him. Sound crazy? Turns out to be genius. Garcia almost conceded the points in the early rounds while looking for the big shot. In the seventh round, that came to fruition, paying huge dividends for Garcia.
Dropping Haney with that huge left hook turned the tide completely. Haney never truly recovered from it and Garcia dropped him again in the tenth and eleventh. Three knockdowns. Three.
Haney had never been in trouble in his career. Forget knockdowns, he had never been really troubled by any fighter before. Now to be knocked down three times...
Ryan Garcia calls himself the "King of Boxing." That may just be a bit of hyperbole. But one thing is certain. Ryan Garcia is special.
The WBC belt was taken off the table when Garcia missed the weight, so he is not the new champion. But with this loss, Devin Haney will have the title taken off him, making the WBC title now vacant.
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Ryan Garcia wins by MD
The judges at ringside saw it as
112-112 draw
114-110
115-109
with a majority decision for Ryan Garcia!
I think that, even giving Haney that last round, even with the point deduction, Garcia won that fight. I scored it 111-113.
The final round and Haney is cooked. His legs are gone. He needs a knockdown to stay in with a chance here. Garcia is looking fresh, perhaps better than in the early rounds.
Haney is snapping out jabs, trying to win the round but Garcia is showing off a little, sticking his tongue out, dancing around and as the bell goes, he feels that he has done enough.
This is insane! Garcia is up on my card and that is something that I never imagined. Haney is stalkiing forward and Garcia is still turning his back when he covers. He needs to be careful with that.
Garcia lands a nice one two and Haney is hurt. Another right hand and a shocking left hook drops Haney in his tracks! Three times down! Dear me!
Garcia is all over Haney! He beats the count and comes back with a wild overhand right.
Garcia is constantly turning his back and Haney is punching away at those ribs. Garcia turns with that left hook and catches Haney again! Haney goes down! He beats the count but is in a terrible amount of trouble.
Haney holds on and the ref warns him for that. Haney comes back punching and Garcia again turns his back. Again Garcia catches Haney with that hook! Haney is again in trouble but he keeps his feet!
Garcia is having the fight of his life!
Haney is back now and coming forward. He lands a nice jab and follows it with a left hook that gets Garcia's attention. Garcia is not throwing much back this round and Haney is just chipping away. With 30 seconds left, Garcia decides to punch and he lands some great shots, but he left it too late in the round.
Garcia is straight back onto the attack and he has Haney in all kinds of trouble here! Haney's legs are just about gone here.
Garcia gives him some space and Haney seems to recover as the round wears on.
Garcia comes out and jumps on the accelerator with that hook and drops Haney! He is wobbled all over the place when he gets up. Garcia tries to press it and punches when the ref breaks them up. The ref immediantely takes a point off of Garcia, no warning!
Haney is in tons of trouble and is trying to hold on. Garcia backs away and Haney goes down. No, it is ruled a slip.
Garcia presses him again and Haney tries to hold on, Garcia pushes him away and Haney goes down again! No, again it is ruled a push.
Garcia comes out and lands a huge right hand! He jumps on the gas and is just pounding away. Haney smiles as if to say it was nothing, but that was definitely a big moment for Garcia.
Haney tries to get back to his normal pace and Garcia covers up. Haney throws three right hooks to the kidneys and draws a warning from the ref for it.
Haney takes the center of the ring and is the aggressor here. Garcia charges in and Haney catches him with a sweet counter right.
Garcia lands a beautiful one two and Haney grabs on for dear life.
Haney is going in low and leading with his head, a good tactic for him so far. It is boring for the crowd and there is a lot of holding going on, but it neutralizes Garcia's left.
Haney lands a lovely left hook. They once again clench and the referee warns them both to stop holding so much.
Haney walks Garcia down keeping him on the back foot.
Garcia is looking to set up that left hook and Haney is charging in, tying Garcia up and keeping that left hook out of action.
Haney lands a double jab. The ref is having to speak to both of them and Haney lands a huge right hand! Garcia is shaken! He is clearly upset with himself about that!
Haney lands a quick one two to start things off and then follows it with a big right hand. Haney is adding in some foot feints and that is doing a good job of keeping Garcia off balance.
Garcia comes out trying to cut down the ring and lands a huge left hook with the first shot! Haney is wobbled and he rocks back onto the ropes! Garcia is going for the KO early!
Haney is in trouble here, this is the first time that Haney has ever been in this kind of trouble... EVER.
Haney composes himself and lands that jab several times.
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia [catchweight]
It is time now for the main event as Devin Haney squares off with Ryan Garcia at a 143 pound catchweight.
Divide opinion?
No division. Nobody who watched the fight could think that Barboza won that.
Arnold Barboza Jr wins by SD
The judges saw it as
98-92 McComb
96-94 Barboza
97-93 Barboza
in favor of Arnold Barboza Jr. That is highway robbery. Barboza won AT MOST three rounds.
Arnold Barboza Jr looks confident as if he thinks that he won the fight. I think that Sean McComb won it, but it is the judges opinion that counts.
The final round and McComb is cruising here. Barboza needs to come forward and go for broke. He does a little better this round and finds some shots but McComb is coming back with counters and is staying calm under the assault from Barboza. As the fight ends, both are toe to toe on the ropes.
McComb is moving well, completely dictating the pace of the round, and indeed of the fight. Barboza is having trouble finding anything here.
Barboza does a better job this round of cutting the distance and getting inside. McComb is still mobile but Barboza is managing to get in with some of those jabs now.
Barboza is marked up on both cheeks, and McComb is doing good work on the outside. He is pretty much having his way with Barboza here.
McComb is very confident here, and he is putting together some nice combinations here. Barboza tries to switch it up and become the counter puncher.
Another great display from both, with Barboza pushing forward and McComb staying at distance.
McComb is sharp in the fourth, doing a good job of moving and picking off the points. Barboza marches in but McComb does a great job of countering him, waiting and throwing back. He catches Barboza with a beauty of a left that snaps his head back.
Barboza does more chopping at McComb's body, and that opens up the head. Barboza manages to land a nice right hook pushiing McComb back onto the ropes.
McComb catches Barboza with a nice left counter and follows it with an uppercut. He looks very relaxed.
As the second round gets going, McComb is again on the outside. Barboza is managing much better to get inside, applying more steady pressure and going to the body often.
As the fight gets started, Barboza works orthodox while McComb is in his southpaw stance. Barboza takes the center of the ring while McComb works around the outside. McComb is very slippery, moving in and out, sniping points and getting out of danger.
Arnold Barboza Jr vs. Sean McComb [Super Lightweight]
Now we have the co-main event with a ten-round Super Lightweight bout between Arnold Barboza Jr and Sean McComb.
And still: Bektemir Melikuziev wins by UD
The judges as ringside saw it as
79-73
79-73
78-74
all in favor of the champion Bektemir Melikuziev who retains his WBA Intercontinental title.
Because it was an accidental head clash that caused the cut, it will go to the scorecards. I feel like Melikuziev won at least four rounds and should get the decision.
Stopped by doctor!
The ref again starts the round with a consult with the doctor. The doctor stops it!
Melikuziev is looking more comfortable here and he lands a big hook to the ribs and Dibombe looks like that hurt him. He covers up and lets Melikuziev unload shots on him. As he weathers it, Dibombe comes back with a nice combo to slow the assault.
The round starts with time called. The doctor is going to look at Dibombe's eye again. The fight continues.
Both men go forward like a bull, trading huge shots. Both are straight forward punchers and that is what led to the accidental head clashes that produced those cuts. They need to change the angles.
Now Melikuziev has a bad cut on his left eye. Dibombe goes down! He is complaining that it was a slip, but the referee counts. Dibombe's got a hill to climb here.
Melikuziev's cut is bad! The ref calls time and asks the doctor to take a look. Shockingly they let the fight go on!
Now both fighters have cuts on their eyes, Melikuziev's perhaps worse than Dibombe's.
Both men are a bloody mess. They are going to go for broke here, both of them.
Melikuziev looking better here, managing to bully his way forward a little more than before but Dibombe is still answering back with nice combos.
As they come together for a clench, Dibombe goes to the mat, but it is a slip rather than a knockdown.
Now there is blood coming from the nose of Melikuziev.
Dibombe is on the front foot, with Melikuziev is uncharacteristically conservative. Dibombe is able to throw two, three, and even four punch combos, with a great degree of accuracy.
Melikuziev comes in with a nice left but Dibombe answers it with a right hand over the top.
Melikuziev comes in with a good right, but Dibombe returns it with a beautiful left hook, keeping Melikuziev at distance.
The ref calls time and asks the doctor to have a look at the cut on Dibombe's eye.
With a minute to go, they go back at it and Dibombe lands a great three shot combo on Melikuziev.
Melikuziev comes out working from the southpaw stance as Dibombe works orthodox. Both are slow to get started, probing each other with single jabs.
As the round winds down, they both get a little more adventurous, coming in and looking for combos. They clash heads and Dibombe gets a cut on his right eyelid.
Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Pierre Dibombe [Super Middleweight]
Now we have a clash between Bektemir Melikuziev and Pierre Dibombe at Super Middleweight for the WBA Intercontinental belt.
And the new: David Jimenez wins by UD
The judges saw it as
117-111
117-111
116-112
all for David Jimenez who is now the Interim WBA Super Flyweight World champion!
That fight, for me, was almost entirely David Jimenez. He won at least seven rounds, if not eight or nine. It should be a wide score his way, but you never know what the judges at ringside saw.
The two men come out and grapple, and while Ramirez has been trying to throw a shot or two, Jimenez is throwing twice as many punches and landing far more cleanly.
Ramirez is now cut by the right eye and is bleeding down the side of his face. Jimenez is upping his shots a gear, and as the final minute comes, he moves outside to see the fight to the bell.
Ramirez comes out casually throwing jabs and moving nicely, but he doesn't have the look of a man who feels he is losing the fight. He is trying to just pick away and there is no sense of urgency about his work.
Jimenez turns his opponent and starts to land good shots, bloodying the mouth of Ramirez at the end of the round.
Jimenez stands on the accelerator now and just pushes forward. Ramirez looks all out of ideas here.
Jimenez is back to doing his inside work, and is still pushing a high work rate. Ramirez is completely outworked, not throwing much back. Jimenez is in full cruise control here.
There is incredibly no letup from either fighter as they both stand toe to toe and just flail away at their opponent. Ramirez looks better in this round and trades shot for shot with Jimenez.
Ramirez does some good work, pushing back onto Jimenez, forcing him onto the back foot. As the round enters the second half, Jimenez turns the tide, landing solid hooks from both sides and forcing Ramirez onto the back foot.
Jimenez runs out of his corner and is eager to get on the inside again. Ramirez is able to keep Jimenez off of him but the punches are flying from both men in almost no time. They stand nose to nose and throw hands for the full three minutes!
The two men meet in the center of the ring and trade big shots. Jimenez lands a big right hand and Ramirez starts to bleed from the mouth here. Ramirez comes back with a great jab followed by a left hook and it is Jimenez who looks shaken now.
Ramirez looks like he has figured out how to work well on the inside now and as Jimenez comes in close, Ramirez is not nearly as outmatched as in the second round. Jimenez still has the advantage here however and he bullies Ramirez onto the ropes, landing hard shots and staying on the front foot.
Jimenez is keeping this fight inside, that is where he has the best chance of winning. Ramirez is happiest outside and pushes his way out again.
Both men do good work, each in his own territory.
Jimenez comes in close, trying to change the dynamic in the second round, working inside and tying Ramirez up. Here on the inside, Jimenez is outworking Ramirez, landiing some nice shots, changing angles, and really making Ramirez have to reconsider his work.
The bell goes and on the very first punch, Ramirez goes down! It is ruled a slip, but dear me!
As the two men both settle into a jab and move rhythm, Ramirez is the more compact of the two as Jimenez is moving around the edge of the ring.
John Ramirez vs. David Jimenez [Super Flyweight]
Now it is time for a Super Flyweight bout between John Ramirez and David Jimenez for the Interim WBA Super Flyweight World title.
Charles Conwell wins by TKO
Conwell is coming out looking for the stoppage and straight away, the ref is having a good look. Gallimore is covering up and the ref has seen enough! He steps in and stops the fight.
Conwell stalks Gallimore down, pushing him onto the ropes and landing a triple left hook that has Gallimore in real trouble here! Conwell starts to unload and Gallimore is all out of sorts! Gallimore grabs on and manages to survive to the bell! He can't take much more of this.
The round opens with the ringside doctor taking a look at Gallimore. They allow it to go ahead so the two men square off. From somewhere, Gallimore finds reserves and comes out punching. He lands some nice punches, getting uppercuts and hooks to the body to land on Conwell.
Conwell is on the front foot from the bell, and Gallimore is in real trouble! There is blood pouring out of his eye and nose, and Conwell is banging away, getting around and under that high guard. He lands a left hook, a right hook, and an uppercut and Gallimore is standing up by willpower alone!
Gallimore is the taller of the two fighters and he tries to keep busy with the jab, keeping Conwell on the outside. Conwell is dogged and manages to split the guard, getting in with a sneaky uppercut. He follows it up with a three punch combo and Galliwell is on the back foot.
Both men come out working from the orthodox side, probing and wary. Conwell comes in low and takes a few quick jabs to the face from Gallimore. Conwell sits down on his shots and manages to come in under Gallimore's jab to throw a hard overhand right.
As the round nears its close, Conwell puts together a nice spell of hard shots with both hands.
Charles Conwell vs. Nathaniel Gallimore [Light Middleweight]
Now it is time for the main card and we get going with Charles Conwell taking on Nathaniel Gallimore in a Light Middleweight bout.
Preliminary match results
Shamar Canal vs. Pedro Borgaro
Canal improves to 8-0 with a six-round decision win over Pedro Borgaro, as he comprehensively outboxed the young Mexican, winning every round.
Kevin Newman II vs. Eric Robles
Newman extends his record to 16-3-1 with a fourth round stoppage of Eric Robles.
Amari Jones vs. Armel Mbumba-Yassa
In what turned out to be a war, both fighters landed some thunderous blows but Amari Jones’ pulled away showing that this is a game of levels, getting a sixth round stoppage and extending his record to 12-0.
Jonathan Cañas vs. Marcus Bowes
Golden Boy prospect Cañas had Bowes wobbled early but the teak-tough Bowes managed to throw back big shots and stay in the contest for the full four rounds. Cañas decisively won each round getting the decision and extending his record to 4-0.
Darius Fulghum vs. Cristian Olivas [WBA North American Continental Middleweight title]
In a one-sided bout, Fulghum defended his title by getting a fourth-round stoppage. Although Olivas was mid punch at the time, the ref stepped in to put a stop to the proceedings.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Vaughn Alexander
The headline of the prelims saw Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Vaughn Alexander go to war. Derevyanchenko managed to come within a whisker of beating both Gennady Golovkin and Jaime Munguia and he dropped Alexander in the eighth on the way to a comfortable points win moving to 15-5.
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The Full Card
Main Card
Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia [catchweight]
Arnold Barboza Jr vs. Sean McComb [Super Lightweight]
Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Pierre Dibombe [Super Middleweight]
John Ramirez vs. David Jimenez [Super Flyweight]
Charles Conwell vs. Nathaniel Gallimore [Light Middleweight]
Preliminary card
Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Vaughn Alexander
Darius Fulghum vs. Cristian Olivas
Jonathan Canas vs. Marcus Bowes
Amari Jones vs. Armel Mbumba-Yassa
Kevin Newman II vs. Eric Robles
Shamir Canal vs. Pedro Borgaro
The main undercard is set to get underway at 11.30am ET / 8.30am PT.
Tale of the tape
Devin Haney
Age: 25
Country: United States
Height: 5ft 8in
Reach: 71”
Record: 31-0-0
Ryan Garcia
Age: 25
Country: United States
Height: 5ft 8.5in
Reach: 70”
Record: 24-1-0
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Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the long-awaited clash between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia from Barclays Center in New York.
What a wild ride this has been! This fight has been so long in the making and, now that it has been building up, has been so chaotic that it has threatened to overshadow the boxing.
Garcia’s social media has been filled with conspiracy theories ranging from children being trafficked for sex to drug use and aliens. It all led to tons of speculation around his mental health and those questions rose to fever pitch when his missed weight yesterday.
Even Devin Haney raised the issue, saying, "The stuff he's doing is not normal. It's obvious that something is wrong with him.”
But in the end, we made it to the day of reckoning. Eventually, fighters have to get in the ring together and trade leather.